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cæd

(n.)
Grammar
cæd, ced, es; m.
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A boat; linter, Mone B. 120, Ettm

Linked entry: ced

efyr

(n.)

a boar

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a boar, Ps. Spl. C. 79, 14

eofor-spreót

(n.)
Grammar
eofor-spreót, eofer-spreót, es;

A boar-spear vēnābŭlum

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m, A boar-spear; vēnābŭlum, Cot. 200

Linked entries: eofer-spreót spreót

bogen

(v.; part.)

bowed, bent, gave way

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bowed, bent, gave way; pp. of búgan

án-líc

(adj.)
Grammar
án-líc, ǽn-líc; adj. [án one, líc like]

ONLYsingularincomparableexcellentelegantbeautifulunicuseximiusegregiuseleganspulcher

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Bos. 9, 38. Andett seó gelaðung ðínne sóðan and ánlícan sunu confitetur ecclesia tuum verum et unicum filium, Ps. Lamb. fol. 195 a, 12: Te Dm. Thomson 37, 12. Ic spearu-wan swá some gelíce gewearþ, ánlícum fugele factus sum sicut passer unicus, Ps.

a-þweán

(v.)
Grammar
a-þweán, ic -þweá, -þweah, ðú -þweahst, -þwyhst, -þwehst, he -þwyhþ, -þwehþ, pl. -þweáþ ; p. -þwóh, pl. -þwógon; pp. -þwegen [a from, out; þweán = þweahan to wash]

To wash outto washcleansebaptizeanointabluerelucrelavarebaptizareunguere

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Bos. 3, 12. Aþwóg unxit, Jn. Lind. War. 12, 3

be-limpan

(v.)

To concernregardbelongpertainappertaincurarepertinereto happenoccurbefallevenireacciderecontingere

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Bos. 4, 38. Hwæt ðæs to him belumpe what of that concerned him? Bd. 2, 12; S. 513, 39. Hwæt belimpþ his to ðé what of it belongs to thee? Bt. 14, 2; Fox 42, 35.

Linked entry: be-lumpe

Cásern

(n.)
Grammar
Cásern, e; f. [Cásere + en, f. termin. Cáseren, Cásern]
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He became so dear to the Romans, and so honoured, that they never called him anything but father; and, in honour of him, they called his wife, empress, Ors. 6, 11; Bos. 121, 5-15

cýs-wuce

(n.)
Grammar
cýs-wuce, an; f. [cýse cheese, wuce a week]

Cheese-week, the last week of eating cheese before Lent septimana dominicæ quinquagesimæ

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Bos. 5, 43, Notes, p. 575

for-wúndian

(v.)
Grammar
for-wúndian, p. ode, ede; pp. od, ed

To wound badlyulcerategrăvĭter vulnĕrāre

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Bos. 16, 20. Forwúnded mid wommum wounded with sins, Rood Kmbl. 27; Kr. 14. Ða men wǽron forwúndode the men were badly wounded, Chr. 882; Erl. 83, 11: 897; Erl. 96, 13

LEÁF

(n.)
Grammar
LEÁF, es; n.

A LEAF

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A LEAF of a tree, of a book, a shoot Leáf hys ne fylþ folium ejus non defluet, Ps. Spl.; his leáf and his blǽda ne fealwiaþ ne ne seariaþ folium ejus non decidet, Ps. Th. 1, 4. Leáf antes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 9, 16. Leáf folia, Mt.

ge-untrumian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-untrumian, p. ode; pp. od.

To enfeeble make weak or sickinfirmāredebĭlĭtāreTo be enfeebledbe sickinfirmāriægrōtāre

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Bos. 6, 2: Ps. Spl. 17, 38. v. intrans. To be enfeebled, be sick; infirmāri, ægrōtāre Hí geuntrumiaþ infirmābuntur, Ps. Spl. 9, 3. Ða geuntrumade he mid ðære mettrymnesse podagre then he was ill with the gout, Shrn. 100, 18

Linked entry: un-trumian

swangor

(adj.)
Grammar
swangor, adj.
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Heavy in movement of the body or mind, slow, slothful, sluggish, indolent, physically Nis hé (the Phenix) swár ne swongor swá sume fuglas ða ðe late þurh lyft lácaþ fiþrum ac hé is snel and swift non est tarda, ut volucres quae corpore magno incessus

Linked entry: swenge

cláþ

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Voc. ii. 57, 37. v. bed-, bord-, eaxl-, flyhte-, fót-, sweor-, wæter-cláþ

treów

(n.)
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Add Andlang hearpaðes on Frígedæges treów, C.D. vi. 8, 15. v. béc-, bóc-, ellen-, gemǽr-, mæsten-, mearc-treów. Add Man swá mearcað mid medmicelum treówe (ligno) þeorfe hláfas ꝥ hí beóð gesewene swylce hí beón on feówer feórðandǽlas tódǽlede, Gr.

on-beran

(v.)
Grammar
on-beran, pp. -boren

To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy

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Wæs ðam báncofan neáh geþrungen breósthord onboren wæs se blíða gǽst fús on forþweg disease pressed the body hard, the mind was enfeebled, the glad spirit was eager for departure, Exon. Th. 158, 29; Gú. 917.

ge-stihtian

(v.)
Grammar
ge-stihtian, -stihtan, -stitian; p. ode, ade, ede; pp. od, ad, ed [stihtian to dispose]

To disposeorderdeterminedispōnĕreappōnĕre

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gestihtedon ðæt heó ðǽr wolden ðære wísan ende gebídan Mellitus ac Justus ibi rērum fĭnem expectāre dispōnentes, 2, 5; S. 507, 35, Ðæt cúþ is ðæt ðæt mid Drihtnes mihte gestihtad wæs quod Dŏmĭni nūtu dispŏsĭtum esse constat, 1, 14; S. 482, 41: Ors. 6, 21; Bos

Linked entry: ge-stitian

tó-rendan

(v.)
Grammar
tó-rendan, p. -rende

To rend in two,tear in pieces

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Haue ruþe of þi faire bodi, þt me ne lete hit noȝt þus torende, Marg. 28, 132

Linked entry: rendan

ge-standan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-standan, -stondan; p. -stód, pl. -stódon; pp. -standen.

to standstand stillremainlastexistbestāremănēre. existĕreesseto stand against any oneopposeoppressattackurgeseizeinsurgĕreingruĕreurgĕrecorrĭpĕre

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Ahsige hú lange seó sibb gestóde let him ask how long the peace lasted, Ors. 4, 7; Bos. 88, 6: Bd. 4. 23; S. 594, 40. Ðæt gestód lytle leng ðonne vii hund wintra that lasted a little longer than seven hundred years, Ors. 6, 1; Bos. 115, 28, 20.

Linked entry: ge-stondan

a-wráþ

(v.; part.)
Grammar
a-wráþ, p. of a-wríðan.

bound up

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bound up,Bd. 4, 22; S. 590, 36;